Dallas Stars Defeat San Jose Sharks 3-1

Jason Arnott had a goal and an assist as the Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 Saturday night.

Scott Young and Brenden Morrow also scored for the well-rested Stars, 7-3-2 in their last 12 games against the Sharks. Dallas played its first game in a week.

The Stars also extended their unbeaten streak to 10 games (8-0-2), their best run in nearly two years.

Dan McGillis scored for the Sharks, who fell to 1-5-2 in their last eight games.

Right wing Claude Lemieux played his first game for the Stars since he being traded by the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday.

Arnott gave the Stars a 1-0 lead with 4:29 remaining in the first period. Pierre Turgeon took a shot from the right side but Sharks defenseman Scott Hannan skated behind goalie Evgeni Nabokov to block the puck. It dribbled to the top of the crease where Arnott had an easy tip into the open left side of the net.

Dallas opened a 2-0 lead less than three minutes into the second period. Arnott stole the puck and passed it ahead to Young along the right boards. Young went in alone on Nabokov and punched the puck between the goalie's legs.

The Sharks scored less than two minutes later when McGillis' shot from the point bounced off the pads of Dallas goalie Marty Turco and dribbled across the line.

Morrow put the Stars up 3-1 with 11:21 remaining in the second period. Nabokov blocked Rob DiMaio's shot from the right circle but the puck rebounded in front of the crease to Morrow, who tipped the puck past a sliding Nabokov.

Notes@: Nabokov is winless in six games. … Sharks forwards Owen Nolan and Teemu Selanne have not scored a goal in eight games. … Turgeon has a point in nine of 12 games against the Sharks. … The Stars are 20-2-5 when scoring first and 22-1-3 when leading after the second period. … Dallas had a 13-game unbeaten streak (10-0-3) in March and April of 2001. … The Sharks are 3-of-49 in power plays the last 13 games.